There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物，赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
adj. 立即的;直接的，最接近的;目前的，当前的;直觉的;
💡 im无+medi中间+ate...的→无中间→ 即刻的；直接的
"She felt an immediate attraction for him."
她对他顿生爱慕。
近义：hither, near, nearby, neighboring, neighbouring, next
反义：isolated, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded
adj. 最近的;新近的;近代的;[地]全新世的;
💡 recent- “新的,新鲜的”
"Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease."
最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因.
近义：latest, modern, new, novel, unworn, young
反义：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
adj. 将来的，未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反义：prior
adj. 过去的，以前的;结束的;前任的;
n. 过去，过往;往事;[语]过去时;
prep. 超过，超出;远于;越过;
adv. 经过，超过;
💡 past（过去的）已经pass（过去）
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步从他身边走过，都没有回头瞧他一眼。
近义：preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反义：modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current